BBC news 2011-11-21 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. evict vt. 驱逐, 赶出
例句：If you don’t pay your rent you’ll be evicted.
如果你不交房租, 就会被赶出去。

2. crush vt. 镇压, 消灭, 击溃
例句：The rebellion was crushed by government forces.
政府军已把叛乱镇压下去了。

3. alter v. 改变, 更改
例句：She is trying to alter the coat.
她正设法改那件衣服。

4. hamper vt. 妨碍, 束缚, 限制
例句：The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.
恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。

5. facilitate vt. 使便利, 减轻…的困难
例句：Tractors facilitate farming.
拖拉机使耕作便利。

6. reassure vt. 使放心,使消除疑虑;向...再保证
例句：The coach's confidence reassured the whole team.
教练的信念使全体队员又有了信心。

7. collaborate vi.合作；勾结叛国
例句：Two writers collaborated on the script for the film.
两个作家合写了这部电影的脚本。

8. occasion n. 时刻, 时候
例句：This is a gala occasion.
这是一个欢乐的时刻。

9. gather v. (使)聚集; 集合；推断; 了解
例句：The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.
老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。

10. fault n. 缺点, 缺陷; 故障；过失, 过错
例句：There is a fault in this machine.
这台机器出了故障。